Cable-controlled carrying apparatus.



A. DAVINO.

CABLE CONTROLLED CARRYING APPARATUS. APPLICATION FILED MAY 1. 1916.

1 26, 3 1 Patented May 15, 1917.

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A. DAVINO.

CABLE CONTROLLED CARRYING APPARATUS.

' APPLICATION FILED MAYI, 1916.

Patented May 15, 1917.

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ALPHONSO DAVINO, OF SAN DIEGO, CALIFORNIA.

CABLE-CONTROLLED caaa'rrn'a APPARATUS;

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented May 115, 121W.

Application filed May 1, 1916. Serial 1W0. 94,583.

as desired, and the objects of my invention are: First, to provide an apparatus of th1s class with means for controlling the position of the carrying device relatively to the supporting cable; second, to provide for an automatic control for balancing the same so as to provide for its equilibrium; third, to provide for electrical control of a portion of the apparatus; fourth, to provide a new and novel cable carriage and cable support; fifth, to provide an apparatus to assist students beginning to learn aviation, and sixth, to provide an apparatus of this class which is simple, durable, economical of construction, safe, will not readily get out of order and inexpensive to operate.

With these and other objects in view as will appear hereinafter, my invention con sists of certain novel features of construction, combination and arrangement of parts as will be hereinafter described in detail and more particularly set forth in the appended claims, reference being had to the accompanying drawings and to the characters of reference thereon which form a part of this specification, in which:

Figure 1 is a longitudinal sectional View of the carrying device portion of my apparatus and showing the cable carriage in elevation to facilitate the illustration. Fig. 2 is a side elevational view of a gyroscope and directly connected motor for operating the same shown incased and with a portion thereof in engagement with a rheostat bar. Fig. 3 is a similar view at right angles thereto. Fig. 4 is a fragmentary side elevational View of the cable carriage. Fig. 5 is a sectional view through A-B of Fig. 1. Fig. 6 is a sectional view through CD of Fig. 1. Fig. 7 is a perspective view of the cable support showing the cables mounted thereon. Fig. 8 is a front elevational view of the cable support. Fig. 9 is a side elevational view thereof, and Fig. 10 is a top view showing the cable carriage wheels approaching the cable support.

Similar characters of reference refer to similar parts throughout the several views.

The carrying device body- 1, propeller 2, motor 3, rheostat 4, drum 5, motor 6, drum 7, motor 8, rheostat 9, gyroscope and motor 10, plane 11, drum 12, motor 13, conductor cables 14,- suspension cables 15, and 16, carriage frame 17, upper supporting wheels 18, looking wheels 19, trolley wheels 20, supporting cable 21, and conducting cable 22, constitute the principal parts of my apparatus.

The vehicle body 1 is preferably canoeshaped as shown best in Fig. 1 of the drawings, provided with a sub-floor 1 therein upon which is mounted a plurality of. seats 1". Mounted between the sub-floor 1 and the bottom of the boat in the middle thereof and secured to said boat bottom, is the drum 5 which is directly connected to the motor 6 and spaced apart therefrom some distance back in the middle of said boat, is another drum 7 which is directly connected to the motor 8. Adjacent the drum 7 is a rheostat 9' mounted immediately beneath one of the seats, and pivotally mounted between thesupporting members of said seat is the gyroscope and its operating motor in a casing 10,

which is provided with an extending member 1O which engages with the bar of rheostat 9 at its lower end. Mounted on the drum 5 is a pair of cables 15 which extend upwardly through the plane 11 where they are spaced apart from each other, and they are secured to the lower end of the support 17 on the carriage frame 17, as shown best in Figs. 1 and 5. Mounted on the drum 7 is a pair of cables 16 which extend upwardly through the plane 11 where they are spaced apart from each other, and they are secured to the lower end of the support 17 on the I frame 17. The carrying device body 1 is supported on the ground when resting thereon by means of wheels 1, mounted on supports 1 Mounted in the front end of the vehicle body 1 is the motor 3, to which is secured the propeller shaft 2 upon the outwardly extended end of which is secured the propeller 2. This motor 3, is controlled by the operator in the conventional way. Mounted in front of the operator is a rheostat 4: which is electrically connected to the motor 6 for controlling said motor 6. It will be here noted that all the motors, including 3, 6, 8 and 13, receive their electrical energy through the conducting cable 22 and the supporting cable 21,'and the conducting cables 14 connectwith the trolley wheels 20 which conduct the current to the various motors through their rheostats.

It will be here noted that the vehicle body 1 is raised and lowered by the cables 15 and 16 being wound and unwound on the drums 5 and 7, that the drum 5 and motor 6 are manually controlled by the rheostat 4:, and the drum 7 and motor 8 are automatically controlled by the gyroscope in connection with the rheostat 9. The gyroscope 10 and rheostat 9 synchronize the motor 8 with'the motor 6 so that the body of the vehicle is supported in equilibrium at all times as the cables 15 and 16 wind evenly-on the drums 5 and 7.

The objects of the drum 12 and motor 13 are for the purpose of keeping the circuit conducting wire 14 taut at all times. The cable carriage consists of a frame 17, shaped as shown best in Figs. 1, 4, 5 and 6 of the drawings.- The four upper wheels 18 are revolubly mounted on the frame 17 and are provided with grooves .18 adapted to ride on the cable 21.

below said cable and normally engage with 6 of the drawings, however when the whee 119 come to the cable supports 21, said wheels 19' are shifted sidewise as shown in Figs. 5 and "10 of the drawings by meansof the angled pieces 21 after passing by the said pieces 21", are returned to their positions immediately below the wire 21 by the pressure of the coiled springs 19. These wheels 19 prevent the wheels 18 from leaving this cable 21. The

trolley wheels 20 travel on opposite sides of the conducting cable 22 and conduct the electrical current to the various motors through the wires 14, as hereinbefore set forth.

Though I have shown and described aparticular construction, combination and ar-' rangement of limited to this bination and arrangement, but desire to include in the purvlew of my lnvention, the

construction, combination and arrangement substantially as set forth in the appended claims.

It is obviousthat with the above apparatus, there is provided a cable controlled carrying device in the form of an aeroplane, which carrying device may be readilyraised and lowered from the ground to a position near the cables, and to the ground, as desired, that said carrying device will be moved along the cable by means of the pro- The wheels 19 are similarly constructed and are adapted to rideas shown in Fig. 10, and,

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peller 2 and controlled by means of motors,

that the vehicle is raised and lowered in a normally horizontal position by means of the synchronizing of the motor 8 with the motor 6 by means of-the gyroscope operating the rheostat control of said motor 8,

that the motors receive their source of electrical energy from the cables 21, and 22 and the lead wires 14 from the engaging with the wire 22, that the particular construction of carriage and cable supports provides a safety device whereby the a ,pair of electric circuit carrying cables, a carriage mounted on sald cables, a carnage in the form of an aeroplane suspended from said first mentioned carriage by means of cablesand drums upon which said cables are wound, secured to said last mentioned carriage, means for manually operating some of salddrums and means for synchronlzmg other of said drums with said first mentioned drums.

2. In an apparatus of the class described, a pair of electric circuit carrying cables, a carriage mounted on said cables, a carriage trolley 21 in the form of an aeroplane suspended from cables, drums wound secured said carriage by means of upon which said cables are 7 to said vehicle, means for manually oper-- ating some of said drums, means for syn chronizing other of said drums with said first mentioned drums and av propeller mounted on said carriage for moving'said carriage on said cables.

3. In an'apparatus of the class described, a pair of electric circuit carrying cables,-a carriage mounted on said cables, a vehicle in the form of an aeroplane suspended from said carriage by means of upon which said cables, are wound secured to said vehicle, means for manually operating some of said drums, means for synchronizing other of said drums with said first men-. tioned. drums, a propeller mounted on said vehicle for moving said vehicle and said cables, drums carriage on said cables, and means for locknized and said passenger carrying device 130 maceramaintains its equilibrium when being raised the combination of a supporting cable, a

carnage mounted thereon, a plurality of cables suspended from said carriage, a passenger carrying device, drums revolubly mounted with their bases secured to said passenger carrying device, the one adapted to be manually operated and the other operated by means of a gyroscope operating a rheostat, whereby said drums are synchronized and said passenger carrying device maintains its equilibrium when being raised and lowered by the winding of said cables on said drums, and means for propelling said passenger carrying device.

6. In an apparatus of the class described, the combination of a supporting cable, a carriage mounted thereon, a plurality of cables suspended from saidcarriage, a passenger carrying device, drums revolubly mounted with their bases secured to said passenger carrying device, the one adapted to be manually operated and the other operated by means of a gyroscope operating a rheostat, whereby said drums are synchronized and said passenger carrying device maintains its equilibrium when being raised and lowered by the winding of said cables on said drums, means for propelling said passenger carrying device and means for steering said passenger carrying device.

In testimony whereof I have hereunto subscribed my name in the presence of two subscribing witnesses.

ALPHONSO DAVINU.

Witnesses:

Ovm E. MARK, Mrmrm Kerrie, 

